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Dubai Final-v20.indd - World Allergy Organization

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oPEn-laBEl USE oF nanoFilTErED C1 ESTEraSE inHiBiTor (HUman) (nF-C1 inH) For THE ProPHYlaXiS oF aTTaCKS oF<br />

HErEDiTarY angioEDEma (HaE) in PEDiaTriC SUBJECTS<br />

Hurewitz, D. 1 , grant, J. A. 2 , Busse, P. 3 , Davis-lorton , m. 4 , Baker, J. 5 , riedl , m. 6 , Banerji, A. 7 , levy, r. 8 , Craig, t. J. 9 , Kalfus, i. 10 ,<br />

Broom, C. 11 , Villano, s. 11 , Uknis, m. 11 , tillotson, g. 11 and the Cinryze study group<br />

1 2 3 <strong>Allergy</strong> Clinic of tulsa, inc., tulsa, OK. University texas medical Branch, galveston, tX. mount sinai school of medicine, new York,<br />

nY. 4Winthrop - University Hospital, mineola, nY. 5University of michigan, Ann Arbor, mi. 6UClA medical Center, los Angeles, CA.<br />

7 8 9 massachusetts general Hospital, Boston, mA. Family <strong>Allergy</strong> and Asthma Center, PC, Atlanta, gA. Penn state University, Hershey,<br />

PA. 10lev Pharmaceuticals, Plymouth meeting, PA. 11ViroPharma incorporated, Exton, PA.<br />

introduction: HAE is an autosomal dominant disease of deficient functional C1 inhibitor (nf-C1 inH) manifested by attacks of<br />

angioedema commonly involving the gastrointestinal lining, extremities, face, larynx, and genitalia. symptoms of HAE typically begin<br />

in childhood and worsen around puberty. stanozolol is FDA approved for pediatric prophylaxis but has undesirable AEs, such as<br />

masculinization, premature puberty, and premature epiphyseal plate closure. this subset analysis evaluates the use of nf-C1 inH for<br />

routine prophylaxis in pediatric subjects with HAE

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